Well it looks like the end of the world theory based on the prophecy of civilization that couldn’t predict its own demise turned out to be bunk. What better way to celebrate than with adorable videos of a 7-year-old Japanese girl dancing in public?

Hear ye! Hear ye! Crunchyroll’s secret society of elite shock troop commandoes known as “Crunchies” is now accepting applications for new members! What exactly are the Crunchies? Well, I can’t say too much… It is a secret society after all…but...

Kyary Pamyu Pmayu has announced the schedule for her first world tour in 2013! This world tour, titled “100%KPP WORLD TOUR 2013“, is her first solo world live tour. She will make a stop in Belgium, France, UK, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, USA, ...

The production company Marvelous AQL revealed at its Jump Festa booth this weekend that Kaio: King of Pirates, the upcoming Nintendo 3DS action game from Mega Man co-designer Keiji Inafune, has an anime project in the works.

You are in the Ikebukuro area for a very short period and are looking for a one stop to cover all your anime needs - where do you go? The answer is Animate - their new flagship store in Ikebukuro is 8 floors filled to the brim with anime goodies.

Namco Bandai Games began streaming the third four-minute promotional video for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle, the new fighting game inspired by Hirohiko Araki's manga, on Saturday. (The video is also debuting this weekend at the Jump F...

The staff of the Naruto anime franchise announced at the Jump Festa event on Saturday that a new anime film project will launch in 2014. More information will be in future issues of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.

Announced back during this year's Tokyo Game Show, Kingdom Hearts 1. 5 HD ReMIX is a PS3 HD remaster of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and its sequel Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories—as well as a collection of CG cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 D...

A trailer for upcoming anime film “DRAGON BALL Z : Kami to Kami (Battle of Gods)” has finally been revealed! This is the 18th movie of the “Dragon Ball” series, and the first release in around 17 years since “DRAGON BALL Saikyou e no Michi” was re...

Yakuza groups to be banned from business districts in Fukuoka Gangs will be banned from entering “snack” hostess clubs and izakaya restaurants in many parts of the prefecture TOKYO (TR) – Fukuoka prefectural police announced on Thursday the bannin...

On December 19 Yokoyama Yui, member of AKB48's Team A, made her debut as Team N member in the NMB48 theater and performed for the first time in Team N's current stage show, a revival of N1 [Dareka no tame ni].

We got an early look at Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII just the other day, but Square Enix has since officially debuted the trailer at this year's Jump Festa. The result is actually a little bit different, with some remixed audio and extend...

I'm not normally one to bother with downloadable costumes, but Capcom's latest Resident Evil 6 offerings have me more tempted than ever. A new series of outfits for a variety of characters brings vivid flashbacks of the PlayStation Resident Evil d...

In commemoration of the release of One Piece Film Z in Japan, Japanese pair jewelry brand White Clover has started offering new silver accessories featuring the four main characters of the series, Luffy, Chopper, Zoro, and Brook.

Making their first appearance in the upcoming team-up film Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger THE MOVIE, the latest Japanese magazines featured the 37th Super Sentai series, Juuden Sentai Kyoryuger (獣電戦隊キョウリュウジャー) for the first t...

Fans love to ponder which fictional characters would win in fights if it really came down to it, and thanks to fan films we can take those theoretical throwdowns to a whole new level. Brett Driver's latest pits Uncharted's Nathan Drake against Ass...

The second trailer for Dynasty Warriors 8 (Shin Sangoku Musou 7 in Japan) made its debut at Jump Festa, and it offers more of the crowd-battling combat fans have come to know and love over the years. With over 70 characters and a couple new combat...

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